Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1887-04-22

Communicated
n, F5itor.--You are acknowledged by Re.
rrti;eins and some Democrats to be "a least
one N the best editors Of country newspaper
T. ~, state. hence ! nsk You 10 publish The
shirt OF what send in your own polished
/ If.,rsye--fOr IHsger lcrotc aHgfhiag bsfors G.r
:, .,ss.-',gp,r. Ton CAM What is tie word5
+ l,"..-t.tij-s. what want to say. You editor.
o.5nls think, have nothing to DO, but sit bv
~ warm stoves in winter aud in your cool
+ ss,nctrms in summer, and print poetry aud
+ bnuour. and scandal and politics and relig-
/ ior he. I told some that perhaps you had to
ujnkl well tell YOU, had rather plough
- maui rails or go fishing than think. as am
seeing 10 90 now, can hiHk how 10 express
nv thoughts, 80 that other people will under
stand what do think.
Igdge j. II. NJ. Dutton, for some forty years.
served as magistrate, with honor 10 himself
and satisfaction TO our people, age aud ph,si-
I'll iufrmities induced him to resign. The
ir3ge was an independent In politics, hence
discharged his duties so faithfully, that few.
ifanv Of his decisions were reversed. An in
5spandent gentlemen who never asked for or
r.teived 40 Office, said that Mr. F. A. Rich
mond would make a good magistrate and a
EDITION was written and signed by many pure
democrats and a few Republicans and indie
nandents because they knew Mr.. X. was in
lelipent. honest, in dependent and successfully
managed his own various business, and would
In every particular faithfully discharge the
lu,ies Of the position. That be aud his fami-
/ is having uoiaHtdrHy become citizens Of our
country might perhaps be complimented as a
Justice Of the Peace, is a recognition Of worth
in our mother country When asked if he
would serve he simply sand, | have never ask
ed Tor Office, but flour people wish me TO serve
them. in any capacity, presume il is my duty
a. good citizen 10 DO So Weeks; after a pe-
tition was signed in behalf of Mr.. r. some
Democratic alarmists 'held up their hands in
holy horrorl Here is Republican "Gascutisl
trick Mr. r. accepted "A nomination for
county commissioner, as Mr.. Dubois did Mr..
r. has voted part Of the Republican ticket
They are foreigners! His firm ia on the river
2 quarter Of mile from the public roldl
Those Democrats who endorsed Mr.. r had
not the intelligent interest OF the party zee have
let US haste and start Democratic opposi
ton candidatel There is ''DyR m,ite" in thi,
terrible scheme The Democratic party in tn,
9Th District, will be aunihiated Ye true
"Burbons' put on your tcar pant, and s,rik,
for officcl Mark you, Mr. Editor, the first sug.
geslion Of opposition heard to Mr. rs ap.
p rtment was by willy Republican, W S ia
IRE would like 10 have next fall Mr. r s broth.
ers's votes and influence! The English are
naturally DemOcrats-on tariff, &c. what d
Jewel consistency is. 1t is said, that those
who opposed Mr.. L. IN our list judicial cleo
thu Hsef every means at theit command to
elect a RepHlhcIn Jadgc. nominated by Re
publican c1uyentlonl aud we're violent in theii
opposition to "A Dem2cratic Cdndidltei L Re
publican is fit 10 be Jaage, even Of the Court q
ipDeJis; but an independent is unfit to be
Justice Of the Peace
We do not especially want p,uper immi
grafton to compete with our own laborinl
men, but when people by their own fire.,
choice, become citizens of our country 1--WE
are so by the accident Of birth, bring thou
sinds OF dollars with them, whether from
abroad, or from other States Of our Union
investing in, and improving our waste places
helping with their means our impecuniou
farmers and fishermen and merchants anC
others. white and cu0red, 10 work land, aut
pay rents and taxes, lend their money ut reA
slnlble rates TO save homes t wives ant
children, urid ging over these hard times
when quirdtiHs Of certdH funds Of the county
fear to trust our citizens upon equal security
/, at least AN disposed TO recognize their wortl
md do what 1.-THE | may to induce them tt
lemsin permanently among US am not un
Ter the least Obligation TO Slr. RichmonC
more than | am t. Mr.. Norris, for whom
nave tue greatest esteem and Will make, | an
sure, au excellent magistrate, for he va
ndep,adcm enough With many OF our mos
,atejug-m Democrats 10 endorse Mr. Rs peti
ZION
Tie favorable comments Of the Chimes
upon an article in the North Caroin'
.'Pine Kaot" suggested these crude ideas 81
tmprrfectly expressed by me Ia North Car
Dina, they spare no pains to induce worthy
mimi grants 10 settle, and do all the Gun Il
,ssurc them OF a welcome. Oar State spend:
Ihods ,nds for ''mliitia, ami fee encanp
,ntnts aud excursions and iess merituriOus Oh
j 5, ,ut nothing for An inlm at on bureau
& 4. ~ Inc Il dnlI.,,e I'm
n,t militia aEauSenIcnts are ,a.-r- - -
tlaA rnini grafton lguur.,nt selfshntss, p,
iii al fn,th is or sm Ill cnvy are MT Ii
AS age apprc,it tcd virtues. We saould j.
i1rr part, "acu tile iaieies, Of our commune
. Is issue, and osgrt II possible tie pr' ia
dis,s OF educ4jiua I'D rs iCi ,tiou for u nroth
stAoJ1 Of pa ,at hcuelit ''indepenlent